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Lear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978

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Personal name headingLear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978
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Variant(s)Lear, William Powell, 1902-1978
Lear, Bill, 1902-1978
Birth date1902-06-26
Death date1978-05-14
Place of birthHannibal (Mo.)
Place of deathReno (Nev.)
Field of activityLearjet aircraft Automobiles--Radio equipment Magnetic recorders and recording--Installation in automobiles Automatic pilot (Airplanes)
AffiliationLear Jet Corporation
Profession or occupationElectrical engineers Industrialists Inventors
Found inFechet, J.E. Radio in airmanship ... 1942: t.p. (William P. Lear)
Rashke, R.L. Stormy genius, 1985: CIP t.p. (Bill Lear) galley (d. 5/14/78)
LC database, June 28, 2016 (heading: Lear, William Powell, 1902- )
Britannica.com WWW site, viewed June 28, 2016 (William P. Lear; William Powell Lear; b. June 26, 1902, Hannibal, Mo.; d. May 14, 1978, Reno, Nev.; self-taught electrical engineer and industrialist whose Lear Jet Corporation was the first mass-manufacturer of business jet aircraft in the world; Lear also developed the automobile radio, the eight-track stereo tape player for automobiles, and the miniature automatic pilot for aircraft)
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